An early scythian grave at Progess-2

The grave from the Cemetery known as Progress-2 in the Stavropol Regiondescribed in this publication may be referred to the ‘early Scythian' or ‘Zhabotin'antiquities, which precede the spread of the Kelermes antiquities, directly linked tomilitary campaigns to expand into Southwest Asia in Scythian history. Artifacts from thegrave include a set of bronze arrowheads and plaques for a wooden cup that originatedon the steppe. The arrowheads from the grave suggest that it can be dated to the first halfof the 7th century BC. As archaeology does not have clear criteria of ethnic grouping, theethnic attribution of these artifacts as ‘early Scythian' may be only hypothetical.